Buddhism Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert

“Like most humanoids, I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the "monkey mind"--the thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the monkey mind. The thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to scratch themselves,…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Many centuries ago, Oriental thinkers recognized that the mind is a constant mover and that it is next to impossible to stop it altogether.…

— Ervin Seale

The mind can be a crazy monkey that is always dying to escape from the moment.

— Rolf Potts

“Don't believe your thoughts; they are just neurotransmitters locking into receptor sites, not reality. ... As I studied and practiced more, I began to…

— Judith Hanson Lasater

“The monkey mind is constantly generating thoughts, which may appear as images, sounds, fragments, judgments, or memories. Sometimes, these thoughts pass through us like…

— Carmel Sheridan

“Buddhists say that thoughts are like drops of water on the brain; when you reinforce the same thought, it will etch a new stream…

— Caitlin Doughty

The mind is a monkey, hopping around from thought to thought, image to image. Rarely do more than a few seconds go by in…

— Dani Shapiro

I can only meditate when I am walking. When I stop, I cease to think; my mind works only with my legs.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.

— Anonymous

For, as I think I have said, I can only meditate when I am walking. When I stop I cease to think; my mind…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Monkey-mind” describes an especially agitated state where attention jumps rapidly from one thing to the next, like an excited monkey. This is quite different…

— John Yates